On wisdom and retirement
68:12
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Book Description: The second volume of Seneca's moral letters to Lucilius. Each letter contains Seneca's advice and wisdom won from a life of Roman politics.
12.
Would that in earlier days you had been minded to follow this purpose!
Would that we were not discussing the happy life in plain view of death!
But even now let us have no delay.
For now we can take the word of experience, which tells us that there are many superfluous and hostile things; for this we should long since have taken the word of reason.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On wisdom and retirement
Location: Chapter 68, Section 12
Content:
12.
Would that in earlier days you had been minded to follow this purpose!
Would that we were not discussing the happy life in plain view of death!
But even now let us have no delay.
For now we can take the word of experience, which tells us that there are many superfluous and hostile things; for this we should long since have taken the word of reason.